Rachel Perry

is an audiobook narrator of over 200 titles living in Los Angeles.

non-fiction
memoir · philosophy · psychology · science · history · politics
fiction
drama · thriller · Horror · scifi · literary
romance & YA · sweet · spicy · comedy · fantasy · wistful
middle grade

She is a prolific narrator of romance novels under her pseudonym Reagan West.

rachel@rachelperryvo.com

Audiofile Review

ONCE PERSUADED, TWICE SHY
by Melodie Edwards | Read by Rachel Perry
Romantic Fiction • 10.5 hrs. • Unabridged • © 2024
Narrator Rachel Perry will convince listeners that no retelling of Jane Austen's PERSUASION can be complete without a resident attack goose. Anne Elliott, director of Niagara-on-the-Lake's theater company, thinks Ben Wentworth is just a memory--until he returns to help with his aunt and uncle's winery on former Elliott property. Perry portrays Anne as deeply interior, full of pain and repressed longing. This emotional, husky reading is not for prosaic people. But for hopeless romantics, Perry's expressions of Anne's angst juxtaposed with Ben's quiet, low rejoinders will be satisfying listening fodder. Perry situates Edwards's small-town humor alongside the melodrama of historical reenactors chasing manic geese at the annual pumpkin festival. Austen fans cannot go wrong with this listen. C.A. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2024]

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warm engaging empathetic authoritative

NON - FICTION

FICTION

ACCENTS

recent work

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AudioFile Magazine Review

Popular author Brigid Schulte delves into the complicated problem of a struggling and exhausted American workforce with thorough investigative reporting, bold arguments, and comprehensive recommendations on how to fix it. Rachel Perry approaches her narration with the same intensity that the author has as she explains crucial research, channels personal stories of burnout, and discloses Schulte's solutions. She encourages listeners to relate, understand, and hear proposals for a more leisurely and happier life that will benefit both employers and employees. Time management, demographic analysis, statistics on overworking and its effects on health, and a revisit to a time when Americans didn't feel such levels of work-related stress are all intriguingly discussed. D.Z. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2024]
Trade Ed. • Macmillan Audio • 2024

“Simply loved the narrator, she did an awesome job!”

“by far the best female voice of the series”

“…so smooth and expressive, she is a joy to listen to. She really made this story even more beautiful and captivating”

“one of my favorite narrators!”

AudioFile Magazine Review

Daniel Henning and Rachel Perry share the narration of this collection of six timely articles from HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW. They deliver transparent and thoughtful performances. Both know how to communicate these well-considered arguments and pace their readings accordingly. Empathy and care are on display as this audiobook asks, "Why do some people and some companies buckle under pressure" . . . while others "bend"? As topics range from mindfulness to finding coaching in criticism, the authors deliver well-researched arguments that make listeners examine their assumptions. The text combines serious suggestions--face reality, have values, and be nimble adapting to change--with anecdotes, case histories, and insights into famous folk who have been exceptionally resilient, such as Jimmy Carter, Steve Jobs, and Martha Stewart. A.D.M. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2021]

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About Me

Rachel Perry is best known for her long career as a Muchmusic and VH1 VJ. A small-town Canadian of British immigrants, and an art school dropout, Rachel has trained as an actress in NY, LA and Second City Chicago Improv. She lives in LA and is mother to one son, a yorkie and a yellow lab. A 'seeker' in life she enjoys meditation, listening to audiobooks about philosophy, psychology, neuroscience and behavior, the nature of consciousness, morality and ethics, stoicism, politics, and Carl Jung. She hates hiking, crowds and snails, and loves good TV shows, coin-pusher arcade games, Little League Baseball, and Halloween.

She is known for being The Voice of VH1 on countless countdown shows and once filled in for Mike Rowe on ‘DIRTY JOBS’ to clean out a sludge tank.

She has narrated hundreds of audiobooks since 2016, and worked with Tantor, Macmillan, John Marshall Media, Lantern, Hachette, PRH, Dreamscape, Harper, among others. She is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, PANA and the APA.

rachel@rachelperryvo.com

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What do I listen to?

When I am not recording an audiobook I’m usually listening to one.

my audiobook library

Reagan West

Known for her warm, husky voice, characters that are "deeply interior, full of pain with repressed longing" and authentic male voices, she takes her characters seriously and brings a subtle yet immersive experience. Humorous, sweet, spicy, wistful, hopeful and sometimes other-worldly, she is a prolific narrator of Romance, and the less inhibited alter-ego of narrator Rachel Perry.